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OCRmyPDF adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched
34K starsJun 12, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add ocrmypdf/OCRmyPDFAlternatives
Retain Pdf alternatives for AI agents.
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Retain Pdf
在保留版面、公式与结构的前提下进行 PDF 翻译，适用于科研与技术文档
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A fast, helpful, and open-source document parser
10K starsJun 19, 2026 pushdocument-processingRustPDF
$ npx skills add run-llama/liteparse#3
Transforms complex documents like PDFs and Office docs into LLM-ready markdown/JSON for your Agentic workflows.
68K starsJun 17, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add opendatalab/MinerU#4
PyMuPDF is a high performance Python library for data extraction, analysis, conversion & manipulation of PDF (and other) documents.
10K starsJun 29, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add pymupdf/PyMuPDF#5
Translate PDF, EPub, webpage, metadata, annotations, notes to the target language. Support 20+ translate services.
11K starsJun 10, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptPDF
$ npx skills add windingwind/zotero-pdf-translate#6
Turn any PDF or image document into structured data for your AI. A powerful, lightweight OCR toolkit that bridges the gap between images/PDFs and LLMs. Supports 100+ languages.
83K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonOCR
$ npx skills add PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR#7
A community-supported supercharged document management system: scan, index and archive all your documents
42K starsJun 20, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx#8
Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.
156K starsMay 26, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add microsoft/markitdown#9
Get your documents ready for gen AI
63K starsJul 17, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add docling-project/docling#10
Translate manga/image 一键翻译各类图片内文字 https://cotrans.touhou.ai/ (no longer working)
10K starsMay 24, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonOCR
$ npx skills add zyddnys/manga-image-translator#11
Effortless data labeling with AI support from Segment Anything and other awesome models.
9.5K starsJun 20, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonOCR
$ npx skills add CVHub520/X-AnyLabeling#12
A pure-python PDF library capable of splitting, merging, cropping, and transforming the pages of PDF files
10K starsJun 11, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add py-pdf/pypdf#13
ShareX is a free and open-source application that enables users to capture or record any area of their screen with a single keystroke. It also supports uploading images, text, and various file types to a wide range of destinations.
38K starsJun 19, 2026 pushdocument-processingC#OCR
$ npx skills add ShareX/ShareX#14
A modern ebook manager and reader with sync and backup capacities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and Web
27K starsJul 9, 2026 pushdocument-processingJavaScriptPDF
$ npx skills add koodo-reader/koodo-reader#15
An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook and Android devices
27K starsJun 24, 2026 pushdocument-processingLuaPDF
$ npx skills add koreader/koreader#16
Tesseract Open Source OCR Engine (main repository)
75K starsJun 13, 2026 pushdocument-processingC++OCR
$ npx skills add tesseract-ocr/tesseractHow to choose
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